FIVE. That’s a number to remember and come back to. With Premiership Rugby announcing that they will be extending the salary cap to £5.1m plus an additional £400,000 ‘Home Grown…
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James Simpson-Daniel: My five career highlights
Kingsholm bow My first choice is my home debut at Kingsholm against Rotherham (March 2001). I came off the bench and scored a try. I got the ball on the…
Rugby World Cup countdown: Seven memorable moments
Exactly a year ahead of the opening fixture in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, RW rewinds the clock to some memorable moments from previous tournaments
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints The Bee team Having seen reigning champions Northampton cruise past 50 points against Gloucester in the Aviva Premiership’s opening match, Wasps might have been a tad nervous about…
Top 14: Jonathan Wisniewski in the mix
Jonathan Wisniewski is the form fly-half in the Top 14, scoring 55 points in his four appearances after moving to Grenoble from Racing Metro in the summer. Rested for last weekend’s…
Premiership player analysis: Will Fraser, Saracens
One of rugby’s weirder nuances is that sometimes it is better not to have the ball. Every so often, relentless aggression in defence, allied to only a few attacking ambushes,…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints 67 reasons to be cheerful Rugby fans in the British Isles who have been missing their domestic rugby fix over the summer were treated to a try-fest as…
Premiership player of the weekend: James Wilson, Northampton
Success tends to affect a team in one of two ways. Either self-satisfaction sets in and complacency results, or the taste of triumph inspires hunger for a repeat. After a…
Aviva Premiership: The social media league table
To read Stuart Barnes’s extensive preview of the Aviva Premiership, check out the October issue of Rugby World! Find out how to download it here.
Top 14: Grenoble reaping rewards of consistency
After the first three rounds of the Top 14, Rugby World looks at why sticking with a regular starting XV is paying off for Grenoble